It happened 121 years ago today: The San Francisco Examiner published a poem called “Casey at the Bat,” and Mudville was born.
But it wasn’t until 1906 when the poem became famous. DeWolf Hopper recorded a version of the poem in New York, and his is still “Casey’s” quintessential reading. It’s a great story told by a great storyteller, and I’ve embedded it below for your listening pleasure.